Town government · Habersham County, GA

Tallulah Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tallulah Falls took in $451 thousand and spent $361 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fines and other18%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%County and local tax money8.9%State tax money5.3%

What stands out

17%

of Tallulah Falls' money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
40%$181 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$43 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.3%$24 thousand

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$40 thousand

Fines and other18%

Fines
17%$75 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking11%

What stands out

65%

of Tallulah Falls' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$236 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$85 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tallulah Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Tallulah Falls itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.